Family ties draw Gray Crow to Miami Hurricanes

Gray Crow came to the Elite 11 regional quarterback camp in Orlando with a couple extra accessories.

On each arm, the Clearwater countryside quarterback sported University of Miami wristbands.

For Crow, the fashion statement was exactly that: a statement.

“I just feel like I need to represent where I come from, where I’m going to and let people know I’m a Miami Hurricane now and that’s who’s going to be their quarterback for the next four years,” said Crow, who committed to the Hurricanes in February.

Crow, a rising senior at Clearwater Countryside, said he picked Miami in large part because of the family ties he has to the ‘Canes.

“Growing up as a kid, they were the first school I ever watched,” Crow said. “My great-grandmother, who is my name sake ... I got my name from her, it was her maiden name ... she loved Miami. It was her favorite team. My grandfather went there, it was my favorite school growing up as a little kid.”

The family ties to Miami were nice, but Crow (6-3, 220) also chose the Hurricanes because he said he would fit in well with what first-year head coach Al Golden is doing with the program.

“The academics with the combination of the potential relationship I can have with Coach (Jedd) Fisch and Coach Golden, the type of people they are matches my personality,” Crow said. “I just really like that as well as the pro-style offense.”

Crow added: “The practices are very different, they’re very fast paced. (Golden) just brings the attitude that we want to win and he has very good character like myself and he’s going back there and picking everybody back up.”

Although there’s still a lot that can happen between now and National Signing Day next February, don’t expect Crow to be switching wristbands anytime soon.